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Haudenosaunee Land Defenders from Six Nations at #1492LandBackLane have written an open letter to update their own community. 1/
#Decolonize #cdnpoli #onpoli #Caledonia
#Decolonize #cdnpoli #onpoli #Caledonia
Quick facts about Mackenzie Meadows. #1492LandBackLane 2/
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is a specific right that pertains to indigenous peoples and is recognised in UNDRIP. It allows them to give or withhold consent to a project that may affect them or their territories. #1492LandBackLane 3/
Mining is part of #NovaScotia’s heritage and many communities benefit from tourism attractions related to historical mining. In fact, this 1889 flyer advertised #gold mines near #Caledonia, #QueensCounty, as tourist attractions to people from Boston!
#nspoli @RegionofQueens #NS
#nspoli @RegionofQueens #NS
It says, “Many tourists will find a profitable and interesting diversion in visiting the various gold mines within easy reach of their boarding places.”
#nspoli #novascotia #gold
#nspoli #novascotia #gold
It describes gold processing as “curious and interesting, and well repays an intelligent sight-seer for a few days of travel and observation.”
#nspoli #novascotia #gold
#nspoli #novascotia #gold
A rising tide lifts all boats. That’s as true today as it was in the late 1880s when 20 years of #gold #mining in the Whiteburn played a key role in building Northern #QueensCounty.
See this thread for the story.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @BernJordanMP @QueensShelPC
See this thread for the story.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @BernJordanMP @QueensShelPC
Gold was discovered in Whiteburn, six miles southwest of #Caledonia, in 1885. A forest fire reportedly ravaged the area and uncovered the gold. Jim McGuire, supposedly hiding out from the tax collector, found it in the barrens near his home and triggered the Whiteburn #gold rush.
It’s said that he registered the find in his brother’s name and hid his earnings - $5000 in the first year - in the floorboards of his cousin’s house to throw the authorities off his trail.
By 1887 three mines and mills were operating and mining continued until 1905.
#nspoli
By 1887 three mines and mills were operating and mining continued until 1905.
#nspoli
